Vol. 11 No. 3 (2020): The Challenges of Chinese Innovation

The Fifth Plenum of the 19th CCP Central Committee, which gathered in October 2020, highlighted the role of science, technology and innovation (STI) as the country's driving forces to achieve a socialist modernization by 2035. China's path to building and consolidating its own innovation apparatus began in 1978 with Deng Xiaoping's reforms. What technological and innovation milestones and challenges await China in this new decade? Among space industry, digital spaces, fintech, research and philanthropy, the authors of this issue show how, for China, the path towards an innovation-driven development is already well underway.

Published: 2021-02-26